Amanda Owen Van Horne sits on the floor while a child mixes up cake batter in a play kitchen. While at play, an intensive language therapy program is also underway for preschool-aged children with ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is characterised by receptive or expressive language difficulties or both. Children with the neurodevelopmental condition "struggle to comprehend and use their ...

Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a lifelong language condition that affects about 7% of the population. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, identified by challenges with using complete ...

A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments, according to ...

Speech Pathology Australia is driving a campaign in Australia to shed light on a hidden condition that affects on average two children in every classroom. Developmental Language Disorder is a ...

Elin Thordardottir has received funding from SSHRC, NSERC, CLLRNet, and RANNIS (Iceland) to conduct scientific studies on DLD James Law is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language ...

Psychologists suggests schools could introduce quieter alternatives to playtime to help children with developmental language disorder. Children with a common but regularly undiagnosed disorder ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a problem involving the acquisition and development of language, and children with it experience difficulties speaking, communicating, understanding and ...

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...